Kids Books - Education

Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin

Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin

By James L. Swanson

I really, really, really loved this book,and I usually don't like non-fiction, biographies, or any genre of that sort. This book took me by surprise. Here I am finding this book in the library and picking it up. Who knew I would actually fall in love with it? It's gripping. The author draws you in with the events and actions. He spins the words and makes a woven masterpiece. The suspense and mystery scenes were really engaging, the story line so intense. I found myself learning new things about Martin Luther King Jr. And can I just say how much I loved how the author spelled out most of MLKJ's life? This book wasn't just about the murder of MLKJ, it was about how he lead marches and changed America. Another thing that I liked is how the author wrote the scenes leading up to the murder. It seemed a lot like the show on National Geographic, Seconds from Disaster. It showed where James Earl Ray stood and how he shot MLKJ. I found that incredibly interesting. Oh, and I just loved how the author showed how the FBI and police tracked Ray and how he ran away. Long story short, I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a nice suspense/mystery-nonfiction-biography-type book.

Wayside School is Falling Down

Wayside School is Falling Down

By Louis Sachar

It is funny and ridicoulous

Summary of When Breath Becomes Air: by Paul Kalanithi | Includes Analysis on When Breath Becomes Air

Summary of When Breath Becomes Air: by Paul Kalanithi | Includes Analysis on When Breath Becomes Air

By aBookaDay

I love peoples life stories and this one is the best because it is all true.It is very sad though.When breath becomes air tells about how Paul Kalanithi is a doctor who became a patient suffers from a very deadly cancer.It truly is a beautiful story.

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography

By Karen Blumenthal

The name of my biography is called Steve Jobs The Man Who Thought Different. The author of this book is Karen Blumenthal, Who is also the illustrator. It is about Steve Jobs' life and how he made modern technology. As a child, he had many challenges, but when he grew older, he had even more.Steve Jobs was the man who thought different, he saw the world differently, and he made the world different. The main lesson Steve Jobs learned is that you should never give up. Steve Jobs faced many hardships. For example, he was adopted and was fired from Apple. Later on, he overcame these challenges by finding a new family and making two new companies after he was fired. Even though he had a rough childhood, he became the tech celebrity that we know today. Steve Jobs , at a point, was a selfish man and sometimes put work before family. But gradually, he started spending more time with his family members that he never talked to. In conclusion, I chose this book because I wanted to do Steve Jobs for my project. If you're doing a biography project like me, I would recommend it because it had a lot of information on Steve Jobs. It also is a good book to read for fun since it is very detailed, clear, and the story is very interesting. My answered question to Steve Jobs is that why did you have really high expectations for your co-workers?

National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird but True 3: 1,000 Wild and Wacky Facts and Photos!

National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird but True 3: 1,000 Wild and Wacky Facts and Photos!

By National Geographic Kids

Miao women are strange... Why do they wear their ancestors hair? That doesn't even begin to make sense to me.

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

By H. G. Wells

I love this book

The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

By James L. Swanson

Have you witnessed JFK's assassination or even seen the video on YouTube? Well what if you could see it happen in your mind from just reading a book? The book I read was The President Has Been Shot by James L. Swanson published in 2013, with the genre being nonfiction. I have not always been a big fan of non-fiction, but after reading this book it has shown me as a reader that non-fiction can be just as interesting as fiction. I give this book 5 stars for detailed information and the quality of the details. While reading the book I never felt that there was a part that did not have much detail. The author had to have spent a lot of time finding little but specific facts. The book is mainly about John F Kennedy's assassination, but also his early life of how he became President and the aftermath and chaos from the presidents death. A very interesting feature about the book is that it explains what Lee Harvey Oswald,(JKF's assassin) did to prepare the assassination attempt. The book has exact details because in just one example states,"The third bullet sliced through John Kennedy's thatch of thick reddish-brown hair. It cut a neat hole through his scalp and perforated his skull. The velocity, the pressure, and the physics of death did the rest. The right rear side of the president's skull blew out -exploded really-tearing open his scalp, and spewing skull fragments, blood, and brains several feet into the air where it hung for a few seconds, suspended in a pink cloud."(Swanson 113.) All though this is a disturbing example there is very extreme details which make the book very accurate and more interesting to read because at times like this you feel like you did or are witnessing JFK's assassination. Another example in the book states,"She pressed her cheek against his still warm face. She kissed his body. Then she removed her wedding ring and slipped it onto one of his fingers." This information and the details given are so precise because the author of the book knows every single small fact about the assassination and the aftermath. Some of the information doesn't even matter but it shows how absolutely nothing was left out of the book. The type of reader who would like this book is someone who is interested in American history or if they would like to learn about JFK.

First Animal Encyclopedia (Dk First Reference)

First Animal Encyclopedia (Dk First Reference)

By DK Publishing

I love animals, and I looked through this encyclopedia and learned lots. I did not buy it but i did take it out of both my school library and local library.

When Friendship Followed Me Home

When Friendship Followed Me Home

By Paul Griffin

When Friendship Followed Me Home is the wonderful story of a boy named Ben, and his journey. One night, behind his library in the alleyway, Ben finds a starving puppy, trying to survive on its own. taking pity on the poor dog, Ben tries to take him home, but the dog doesn't seem to want to go. So, Ben starts walking home. But then, the little dog follows him! Ben lures him into his arms by leaving a trail of small cheese hunks. He takes it home with him. His mother agrees to keeping the dog, and they wash him, and clean him up. Ben, with the help of his new friend Halley, [yes, like the comet] decides to name the dog Flip. The rest of the story you have to read. Find out for yourself! All I can say is it is an emotional journey that will make you think as if YOU were part of the story. Happy Reading!

Cinderella Cleaners #2: Prep Cool

Cinderella Cleaners #2: Prep Cool

By Maya Gold

I LOVE this book! Maya Gold really has her work cut out for her. Diana has to sneak into a snotty prep school because someone there stole her best friend's NEW cell phone. Mystery and mayhem is on it's way. READ THE BOOK!

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